April 18<\/p>\n
1775
\nPaul Revere rode from Charlestown to Lexington to warn Massachusetts colonists of the arrival of British troops during the American Revolution.<\/p>\n
1906
\nThe Great San Francisco Earthquake destroyed over 4 square miles and killed over 500 people.<\/p>\n
1923
\nThe first game was played in Yankee Stadium (\u201cthe House that Ruth built\u201d). Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4\u20131.<\/p>\n
1956
\nGrace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco.<\/p>\n
1968
\nLondon Bridge was sold to an American. It was rebuilt in Arizona.<\/p>\n
1978
\nThe U.S. Senate voted to hand over the Panama Canal to Panamanian control on Dec. 31, 1999.<\/p>\n
2002
\nAfghanistan\u2019s former king, Mohammad Zahir Shah, returned after 29 years in exile.<\/p>\n
2012
\nAmerican Bandstand and New Year’s Rockin’ Eve host Dick Clark died of heart failure.<\/p>\n
Birthdays<\/p>\n
Lucrezia Borgia
\nnoblewoman (1480)<\/p>\n
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
\nrevolutionist (1819)<\/p>\n
Clarence Darrow
\nAmerican lawyer (1857)<\/p>\n
Max Weber
\npainter (1881)<\/p>\n
Leopold Stokowski
\nconductor (1882)<\/p>\n
Conan O’Brien
\ntalk-show host (1963)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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